~SELENA“Today is Daddy and Mummy's marriage anniversary.”I stood there, looking outside the balcony. I heard my twins argue as they disputed if this day or the next was my anniversary with Killian. It has already been 9 years. Nine long years, and it felt just like yesterday.A smile formed on my lips as I walked up to Ethan and Meagan.“You both are right about the wedding anniversary, and I couldn’t be more joyful. I have you both in my life and the best father anyone could dream of,” I muttered, holding them to my arms as I bent, reaching their level.“Mummy, it’s our costume day tomorrow, and I’m playing your role in the school, Mom,” Meagan uttered before shutting Ethan off from speaking. “Mum, I’ll be Luna for a day in school. I entered the contest and won. Will I also be Luna like you when I grow up?” Meagan finished up as I watched her beautiful eyes well up in wait for an answer.I didn’t know what to say to her. But I didn’t want to give her an answer she wasn’t pleased w
~ HUNTERI growled, anger welling up as my being was consumed with dealing with this curse.Alpha Hunter, locked up like a common omega who had committed an atrocious crime, but no, I was here holding myself back from bringing hurt to my people and revealing the other side of me I had held down for way too long.It was all my fault; this should have been a thing of the past, but I had chased her away, and she seemed to have been gone with the shadows. SelenaWho was my cure? I wish I had done better. I wish I had treated her with much more kindness. But look at where I am—inside a dungeon in my pack.Soon enough, the full moon would be over, and I could continue trying to live this life as though I were all okay—even though I knew deep within me that something was wrong.The camaraderie I had with Nadia was at an all-time low; my trust had waned for her, and I didn’t want to even set my eyes on her anymore.Sometimes I felt it was best to outrightly banish her from this pack, save fo
~ SELENA“Luna, someone is here at the door,” a maid called out to me as I stood in the waiting hall, addressing some of the guests from the neighboring packs.“What does he want?” I quizzed as I finished off with the guests.“He said he’s got a package for you and only you alone.”I wondered for a moment who could send a package for me and only me. That was weird, as I had never received a parcel here in my name.It’s always been a letter, just like the one I received today, sent by Alpha King Gregory to Killian for this year’s annual Alpha Gala.“Ask him to wait, I’ll be with you shortly,” I spoke as I walked toward the entrance of the pack's mansion.I saw a middle-aged man who should be somewhere in his early or mid-thirties. He was dressed in a delivery outfit and as I was close by, he gracefully, pulled out the bag which he wore on him and placed it gently on the floor.“Scared of breaking something,” I questioned as he gave out a wide smile. “Of course, Luna. I’m just a lowly
~ SELENA“It’s him; he’s the one,” I had a voice call out from my head as I felt dizzy all of a sudden.One moment, I felt on top of the world and now I was almost on my knees. Thanks to Droost and Lionel, who noticed and held me before any wandering eyes could come in my direction.I had seen a man, and his entourage had lots of paparazzi following him.He seemed to command a lot of respect as the crowd followed behind him. But I wasn’t someone who was concerned about another person’s clout or how others saw them. I was a bird in my own nest, a monk in my monastery.“Who is he?” I thought to myself before the voice in my head rang out once again, this time louder.“It is him, Hunter,”Alpha Hunter, the man who I had loved deeply but who had turned my life into pieces.I felt a wave and a sudden burst in my head. It felt like a circuit in my brain had been reconnected and the torrent was too much for me to bear in one piece.My whole body had been jolted into a wild shock and it thre
~SELENAIt's been over three hours since I came across Hunter and regained a chunk of my memories. Still, I couldn't shake off the pang from it.It was as if the sight of him reopened wounds in my heart that I had once been familiar with. The wounds I thought I had buried with the memories after that accident.Yes, I remembered everything: his betrayal, marking another woman, and making me live in a cloud of lies disguised as love.Right now, I wished I had never seen him. I wished I had never attended the gala altogether because the sting in my chest was too painful to ignore. My eyes had turned teary, and I was fighting back the tears, yet the pain spread like wildfire, consuming every shred of joy I had found over the past nine years.I had thought the father of my kids was someone endearing. I had thought my past was better than my present—that’s before Killian succumbed to our bond.“Are you okay, Luna?" Jared asked, glancing at the rearview mirror. He probably noticed the tears
~HUNTERA muscle in my jaw twitched as I came across a snippet from the Alpha's gala event, held last night. That bastard finally had something to prove about his worthless pack.I'm not surprised he got the award, though. He's been building a lot of shitty enterprises over the last few years, and they somehow blew up in a short span. For some time now, that hospital of his has been the talk of the country. It's been pulling in investors like moths to a flame.I couldn't help but click my tongue in annoyance as I watched his Beta come up on stage to accept the award. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't jealous. Hell, I'm better than him in every aspect he could think of. My pack is still topping the charts, even after his lame attempt years back to bring me down and take my place. It still amuses me that he hasn't struck back all these years. He probably learned his lesson; he was no match for me.The corner of my lips curled at the thought. “You will always be a weakling, Killian," I huffed
~SELENASuddenly, my mind went into total disarray, making me lose the ability to form a word. Killian's voice abruptly became distant the moment I spotted Hunter's name on the file before me."Laura?" Killian's voice managed to pull me out of my shock.Taking a measured breath, I finally replied, "I’ll call you back, babe.""Are you okay? Is something wrong?" he asked worriedly."I'm fine, Killian. I just remembered I have a pending surgery," I answered and bit my lower lip, feeling bad for lying to him."Okay, I’ll call you later. But if you're tired, just go home and get some rest. Let the other doctors take over," the worry in his voice was unmistakable, and my heart fluttered from it.I could picture him watching me closely if he were here, insisting on taking me home even if I said I was fine. He never took my well-being lightly; I knew that from the start."Okay, I will," I said, a small smile tugging at my lips.As I ended the call, the shock still lingered. I picked up the fi
~HUNTERThe sound of the engine died down as I slowly wheeled my car to a halt in front of the mansion.At my arrival, the guard stationed at the door hurried over. I handed him my keys as I stepped out and headed for the front door.“Daddy!” Olivia’s squeal filled the living room as soon as I stepped inside, bringing a smile to my tired face.She rushed over, and I scooped her up by the waist, spinning her around as she giggled loudly.When I set her back down, her chubby cheeks were already flushed. “I missed you, Daddy,” she said with a grin.Oh goddess.She looked so cute—too cute not to kiss those rosy cheeks. So I did.She scrunched her nose in response, making me chuckle as I scooped her back up into my arms and started up the stairs.“Where’s your mom, by the way?” I asked, the thought crossing my mind.Not that I really cared, but I didn’t want Olivia to think I didn’t care about Nadia. Kids can be very perceptive.“I dunno,” she replied with a shrug as we entered my room. I